The Perfect Little Escape..

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I was supposed to be on the Beaverkill this weekend but I had to cancel the trip due to the conditions...I needed to do a little fishing this evening..So instead of swinging streamers in the high and off-color South Branch, I decided to hit a Wild Trout Stream...Of course there were no cars parked or even signs of any fishermen having hit the water for awhile...I went right to a deep plunge pool which yielded a large brown a few years ago...Nothing in the big pool...So I hiked to a few spots...

The night was perfect...The stream was at an optimum level and there were some caddis and small sulphurs hatching...The woods were in full green bloom...The birds were chirping, the deer were feeding and the occasional sound of an aluminum bat hitting a ball and cheers from a nearby school field made the setting just perfect for this late spring evening...

I had my small stream setup...A 7 ft 9 in Orvis Superfine 2 wt complete with an Orvis CFO...I tied on one of Charlie Bates Yellow Wulffs ( I was watching Charlie tie a dozen yesterday at Shannons and grabbed one out of the bins this afternoon)...

Most of the stream is wide and shallow but there are small deep plunge pools and undercut banks that hold a decent population of wild browns...It is not a stream for numbers, but a little hidden gem in the middle of this busy world of ours...

Every little pool has enough obsticles (fallen trees, large bushes, tight canopy, blowdowns) to drive a fly caster crazy...But that is just part of this game...My casting was pretty good, even though it did take a little time to get use to casting the small rod (first time she has been out this season)...

First cast into the tail of the little pool caught the attention of this fat little Brown



The rest of the night was spent stalking the small pools and pockets and catching fiesty Browns...No changing flies...No Selective Trout...Just enjoying the sounds, smells and sights of one of our most precious treasures...